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At its height, Lyons was one of the largest music dealers in the country, and was a co-sponsor of the 1st Annual Midwest Band Clinic in 1947. The company, originally based in Chicago, was one of the first to send salesmen on the road, selling instruments all over the country. The Lyons Band Instrument Company was the nation’s exclusive distributor of the Tonette, a recorder-like instrument marketed to elementary students and a method book published by Lyons entitled Melody Fun, which became...
Dates:
1939-2003; Majority of material found within 1956-1980
Abstract
The University of Maryland M Book serves as the student handbook provided to all incoming freshman. The M Book includes messages from administrators, university bylaws and rules of behavior, academic calendars, and information about campus life, student organizations, and parking. This collection consists of six photographs (8x10) of university administrators from the 1950s and 1960s: Adele Stamp (Dean of Women), Albin Kuhn (Executive Vice President), Leon Smith (Dean of Arts &...
Dates:
circa 1950-1960
Abstract
The M Club is an organization of varsity athletics letterwinners at the University of Maryland. The men's organization was founded in April 1923, and women were invited to join in May 1926, making Maryland the fourth oldest academic letter-winning group in the country. The M Club helps former athletes remain connected to Maryland after their eligibility ends, through annual banquets and social events, fundraising, and outreach. The club is also responsible for founding the University of...
Dates:
circa 1940-2007; Majority of material found within 1980-2000
Abstract
Edwin Franko Goldman (1878-1956) was a bandmaster, author, composer, and founding member and first president of the American Bandmasters Association. He received his musical training at the National Conservatory in New York, and from 1899-1909 he held the position of solo cornet with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. In 1911, he formed the Goldman Band, and by 1918, the band was performing a free summer concert series, which later became known as the Guggenheim Concert Series. Goldman...
Dates:
1930-1955; Majority of material found within 1927-1980
Abstract
Hervey Machen served between 1947 and 1957 as city attorney for Cheverly and Hyattsville, and as Assistant State's Attorney for Prince George's County. In 1954 he was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates where he served until 1964, when he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he served two terms. Machen's papers include speeches, minutes, reports, and case files on such subjects as the Taft-Hartley Act; the Armed Services Committee; District of Columbia home rule;...
Dates:
1937-1968
Abstract
The Mackall Family papers span the years 1858 to 1940 with the bulk of the material dating between 1912 and 1917. Content include letters and notes to family members following the deaths of two well-liked and respected Mackall men and letters detailing the college and young married life of two William H. Mackall grandchildren. Also included are family land records, property notes and envelopes.
Dates:
1858-1940
Abstract
Catherine "Cassie" Mackin (1939-1982) was a television network correspondent noted for her national politics and government knowledge. After graduating from the University of Maryland, she worked for the Baltimore Sun from 1960-1963 and the Hearst newspapers' Washington bureau from 1963-1969. She began her television career at WRC-TV in Washington, where she worked from 1969 to 1971. She was then hired by NBC News and was the network's first female correspondent to serve as a floor reporter...
Dates:
1956-1980; Majority of material found within 1971-1980
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Madeleine Bartfeld Sigel (b. 1924 - d. 2020), who grew up in Austria and later emigrated to the United States, and her father Albert Bartfeld, a theatre manager and owner of a cabaret in Vienna in the 1930's, were both avid collectors of performing arts autographs and programs. This collection includes programs from various performances attended by Sigel thoughout the United States and internationally, the bulk of which are from the Washington, DC metro area; materials related to the...
Dates:
1899-2003; Majority of material found within 1930-2001
Abstract
The Madrigal Singers were organized at the University of Maryland in 1958 by Professor Rose Marie Grentzer to perform vocal and instrumental music dating from the pre-Renaissance period to twentieth-century America. The group's records include photographs, programs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, music, reels, and administrative records documenting the operation and performances of the Madrigal Singers.
Dates:
1958-2019; Majority of material found within 1959-1970
Abstract
Magon, captain of the ship the "Ballus," or "Balue," was a descendant of a prominent French merchant family highly influential in sixteenth-century mercantile endeavors. The Magons were heavily involved in international trade and played a significant role in the growth of the port city Saint Malo, France. The papers of Magon de la Ballus consist of a letterbook, written entirely in French, in which he recorded his correspondence both at sea and in port. Magon's letters cover a variety of...
Dates:
1756-1757
